The torch is a long, twisted chalky baton that appears to be illustration at the ends, resembling a hand-rolled marijuana "spliff." (Photo Courtesy of Vancouver2010.com) VANCOUVER - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics have come under notice after claims the rite torch looks similar to a marijuana cigarette.
There has been a hushed snickering amongst the masses about the high-tech torch since Illegal marijuana is heavily produced in British Columbia. The torch is a long, twisted dead white stick that appears to be settle at the ends, resembling a hand-rolled marijuana "spliff." It was designed to favour the lines red behind by skiers and skaters on snow and ice. The torch is built out of stainless steel, aluminum and folio molding. "We're not anguished about it at all," Dave Cobb, the regulatory vice-president of the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) told reporters on Wednesday.
The torch's devise is intended to "represent Canada through the contours of winter landscapes and lines of winter sports," according VANOC's website. The torch will tour the period and span of Canada in a 106-day, 45,000-km (27,275-mile) relay that starts in October and ends with the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Vancouver in February 2010. Information re-written from Reuters and UPI (Copyright 2009 by WTOP. All rights reserved.) VANCOUVER - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics have come under marching orders or after claims the commemorative torch looks be a marijuana cigarette.
There has been a hushed snickering among the masses about the high-tech torch since Illegal marijuana is heavily produced in British Columbia. The torch is a long, twisted hoary staff that appears to be cut-back at the ends, resembling a hand-rolled marijuana "spliff." It was designed to resemblance to the lines pink behind by skiers and skaters on snow and ice. The torch is built out of stainless steel, aluminum and plate molding. "We're not ill at ease about it at all," Dave Cobb, the supervisor vice-president of the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) told reporters on Wednesday.
The torch's pattern is intended to "represent Canada through the contours of winter landscapes and lines of winter sports," according VANOC's website. The torch will make a trip the magnitude and spread of Canada in a 106-day, 45,000-km (27,275-mile) relay that starts in October and ends with the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Vancouver in February 2010.
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